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Note 4 - Loans Receivable and Related Allowance for Loan Losses - Activity in Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Beginning Balance	$ 7,220	$ 6,639	$ 6,556	$ 6,508
Charge-offs	(186)	(346)	(324)	(475)
Recoveries	25	17	35	97
Provision	1,100	270	1,892	450
Ending Balance	8,159	6,580	8,159	6,580
Individually evaluated for impairment					$ 12	$ 5
Total	7,220	6,580	6,556	6,508	8,159	6,556
Individually evaluated for impairment					2,295	483
Loans, gross					811,891	701,904
Financial Asset Acquired and No Credit Deterioration [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					106,343	123,329
Financial Asset Originated [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					8,147	6,551
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					703,253	578,092
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Beginning Balance	2,329	2,256	2,309	2,198
Charge-offs		(194)	(11)	(204)
Recoveries				40
Provision	253	163	284	191
Ending Balance	2,582	2,225	2,582	2,225
Individually evaluated for impairment					1	5
Total	2,582	2,225	2,309	2,198	2,582	2,309
Individually evaluated for impairment					344	358
Loans, gross					306,986	293,170
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Financial Asset Acquired and No Credit Deterioration [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					53,050	60,523
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Financial Asset Originated [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					2,581	2,304
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					253,592	232,289
Home Equity Loans and Lines of Credit [Member]
Beginning Balance	641	650	626	648
Charge-offs		(30)	(39)	(34)
Recoveries	11		11	1
Provision	2	22	56	27
Ending Balance	654	642	654	642
Individually evaluated for impairment
Total	654	642	626	648	654	626
Individually evaluated for impairment					4	4
Loans, gross					93,652	97,541
Home Equity Loans and Lines of Credit [Member] \| Financial Asset Acquired and No Credit Deterioration [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					9,239	10,901
Home Equity Loans and Lines of Credit [Member] \| Financial Asset Originated [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					654	626
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					84,409	86,636
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Beginning Balance	3,434	3,043	2,898	3,106
Charge-offs		(23)	(73)	(28)
Recoveries	2	13	5	28
Provision	465	10	1,071	(63)
Ending Balance	3,901	3,043	3,901	3,043
Individually evaluated for impairment
Total	3,901	3,043	2,898	3,106	3,901	2,898
Individually evaluated for impairment					1,734	81
Loans, gross					264,909	229,951
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Financial Asset Acquired and No Credit Deterioration [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					36,630	41,993
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Financial Asset Originated [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					3,901	2,898
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					226,545	187,877
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Beginning Balance	681	635	636	500
Charge-offs	(147)	(63)	(147)	(134)
Recoveries	1		1
Provision	268	43	313	249
Ending Balance	803	615	803	615
Individually evaluated for impairment					11
Total	803	615	636	500	803	636
Individually evaluated for impairment					213	40
Loans, gross					117,399	66,603
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Financial Asset Acquired and No Credit Deterioration [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					6,099	7,930
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Financial Asset Originated [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					792	636
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					111,087	58,633
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Beginning Balance	135	55	87	56
Charge-offs	(39)	(36)	(54)	(75)
Recoveries	11	4	18	28
Provision	112	32	168	46
Ending Balance	219	55	219	55
Individually evaluated for impairment
Total	$ 219	$ 55	$ 87	$ 56	219	87
Individually evaluated for impairment
Loans, gross					28,945	14,639
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Financial Asset Acquired and No Credit Deterioration [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					1,325	1,982
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Financial Asset Originated [Member]
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					219	87
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					$ 27,620	$ 12,657